Long black silk dress
Date made: late 19th century
Maker: unknown maker
Description: Black silk dress lined with calico. Long full skirt, high round neck and tight boned bodice fastening down the front with a row of buttons. Long, very wide sleeves. Bodice trimmed with narrow lace. Cuffs trimmed with black braid and black lace.
Belonged to the Kinrade family.
(Reference image taken in the 1990s.)
Materials: calico, lace, silk
Object name: dress
Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection
ID Number: 1963-0271